Retold African-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope; includes an audio CD containing eleven of the tales, narrated by James Earl Jones and Virginia Hamilton.
year: 1985, 1993, 2000, 1994
call number/section: 1000, 398.2, 398, 290
subjects: african americans, folklore, tales, united states, folklore, blacks
Editions
Hamilton, Virginia
Distributed by Random House (1985)
Retold Afro-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope.
Schools: 64
Hamilton, Virginia
Distributed by Random House (1993)
Retells twenty-four African-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, each followed by a note explaining its history and meaning.
Schools: 14
Hamilton, Virginia
Distributed by Random House (2000)
Retold African-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope; includes an audio CD containing eleven of the tales, narrated by James Earl Jones and Virginia Hamilton.
Schools: 1
Hamilton, Virginia
Distributed by Scholastic Inc (1994)
Retold Afro-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope.
Schools: 0